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Teacher-Librarian Induction


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As a manager, the teacher-librarian is responsible for:
  • Managing the school library program and guiding all activities related to it.
  • Implementing policies, developing and managing budgets, monitoring staff, and managing the facility.
  • Planning for evaluation of the school library and its educational program.
  • Developing partnerships with other libraries and organizations in the community and the province to expand and enhance the resources and services available to students and teachers.

Connections Document, Ministry of Education, 2008



Agenda

  1. The Teacher-Librarian As A Manager



  2. Planning






  3. Essential Documents
    Essential documents, prepared by your school, the school division, boards of education, and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education, guide the decision-making and activities of school libraries. The documents provide assistance and vitiate potential problems when the community requests action, when students need help, and when teachers ask for advice. It is imperative that teacher-librarians are not only familiar with provincial and divisional school library policies and procedures, but promote the content of these documents.




  4. Acquisition,Selection, and DeSelection
    (Connections, Ministry of Education, 2008, p. 45)
    (Connections, Ministry of Education, 2008, p. )
    Guide To Reviewing Books AwfulBooks.net
    http://www.linworth.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/Dickinson_April_May2005.pdf|Crying Over Spilled Milk ]](Dickinson, G., Library Media Connection 23(7), 2005, p. 24-26)
    Collection Management


  5. Budget Management
    Budgeting: As Easy as 1-2-3 (Dickinson, G. Library Media Connection 22(6), 2004, p. 14-17).
    How I'm Using Evernote for Creating and Sharing Collection Development Lists/Notebooks (Hamilton, B., 2010)
    Budget Spreadsheet


  6. Challenges
    Book Challenges
    Banned Books - Freedom To Read Week


  7. Evidence-Based Practice
    Evidence-Based Practice (Martin, S., 2010)
    Librarian-Teacher Partnerships for Inquiry Learning(Harada, V. and Yukawa, J., 2009)
    School Librarianship and Evidence Based Practice (Todd, R., 2009)



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